Written by

Don Campbell

In striking down overall spending limits on personal campaign contributions this week, the Supreme Court in McCutcheon v. FEC once again equated spending money in support of political candidates with free speech protected by the First Amendment.

It was the latest and best argument for amending the Constitution to overturn the court's 1976 ruling that campaign spending is free speech, and go to public financing of all elections.

The court's decision might sound reasonable in theory, but it's loony in reality, and here's a dumbed-down explanation why: ...